Gilbertson Among The Stars Appearing In Friday’s Night Of Fire At Bristol Dragway (Bristol Herald Courier)
May 31, 2008 by Robert
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The veteran NHRA and IHRA competitor from Gastonia, N.C. gets his chance to recharge Friday night at Bristol Dragway with a diverse program dubbed the Night of Fire.
“It’s cool to race a guy like (14-time world champion) John Force, but sometimes the fans really like to see a jet-powered race car along with a Funny Car and a guy (Benny the Bomb) that blows himself up. That’s real entertainment,” Gilbertson said.
The Night of Fire will also include...
Read Allan Gregory's (Bristol Herald Courier) full article at TriCities.com
Racing deal keeps Gastonia Funny Car driver on NHRA track
It takes more than courage to drive a nitromethane-burning Funny Car dragster down a quarter-mile track at a speed of more than 320 mph.
Few people know that better than Bob Gilbertson of Gastonia, who came close to parking his 7,000-horsepower hot rod this year over money...
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Jay Pennington, the managing director of Extraordinario Brands, said his 109 proof tequila seems like a good fit with the super-powered world of drag racing.
Read the full article by Kevin Ellis in the Gaston Gazette
IHRA RaceSpace Social Network Powered By RacingJunk.com And IHRA Featured Blogs Now Live
IHRA racers and fans now have a way to connect with each other and keep track of everything going on in the Knoll Gas Nitro Jam, Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour and Summit SuperSeries. IHRA Race Space is a new social networking site which will allow you to create a profile, make friends...
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... Creasy also knows IHRA’s Nitro Funny Car class keeps getting stronger and stronger. Bob Gilbertson will be back with new Crew Chief Nicky Boninfante calling the shots. Matt Hagan has left the Pro Mod ranks to compete in the Nitro Funny Car ranks with 2006 IHRA Professional Crew Chief of the Year Jay Lewis calling the shots. Terry Haddock has stepped up...
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Reigning IHRA Pro Stock World Champion Robert Patrick of Fredericksburg, Va., and reigning NHRA Pro Modified Champion Josh Hernandez of Conroe, Texas, are among more than 40 drivers committed to...
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One of the major pre-season tests for pros from both the NHRA and IHRA, the NitroJam.com Spring Blast also will feature the national record-holding Dodge Funny Car of Charlotte’s Bob Gilbertson as well as those of Andy Kelly of Piedmont, S.C., and former Pro Mod standout Matt Hagan of Christiansburg, Va...
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Veteran drag racer Bob Gilbertson forced to cut back, but will keep running, looking
By David Poole, The Charlotte Observer
Veteran drag racer Bob Gilbertson will cut back on the number of races he enters in 2008 after losing associate sponsors Autolite and Prestone after five years of support from the Honeywell Consumer Products Group. Gilbertson, whose business is based in Charlotte, N.C., and whose race team is based in Blacksburg, S.C., said he would concentrate on the International Hot Rod Association Funny Car ...
Gilbertson names Boninfante Crew Chief for 2008
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bob Gilbertson, owner/driver of the Autolite/Prestone nitro Funny Car, has announced that Nicky Boninfante Jr. will re-join the Terminator Motorsports team as crew chief for the 2008 season....
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